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Mind Map by Monty Kirk, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Monty Kirk
about 11 years ago
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Propaganda, Cult of Personality and the Revision of History
- Reasons for Cult of Personality: Desire to promote Stalin as great
leader, vigorous effort by Communist Party to spread propaganda
related to Stalinist cult (some even praised him to get ahead in their
careers), Stalin didn't oppose this but didn't really push it either
- Features: Extreme and excessive praise of Stalin
(images, poetry, statues, songs). He was shown as
the 'Great Leader' who was caring and the master if
all (this reached its pinnacle during WW2)
- Censorship: 'Pravda' was the official
Communist newspaper. Control was
asserted by the Communist Party
Central Committee and any artist could
be arrested for criticism of Stalin
- 'Socialist realism in the arts': Only
approved Socialist concepts could be
produced, arrests etc
- 'Socialist realism in the arts': Only
approved Socialist concepts could be
produced, arrests etc
- Propaganda: Benefits and
successes portrayed through all
forms of media and education.
Large displays of Communist
celebration (e.g. Stalin's birthday,
May Day, anniversary of
Communist revolution)
- Revision of History: Attempts made to falsify part played by
Stalin in the revolution and make him seem closer to Lenin.
Stalin's rivals were eliminated from history or rewritten as
traitors (during 1930s it was normal for pages of textbooks
containing them to be physically removed)
- Banning of religious worship: Communists argued that religion was a
deception of the masses to keep them ignorant of Socialist ideas. From
1929 a systematic suppression of religion was undertaken (Orthodox
church, Mosques, Synagogues), many religious leaders were arrested
(although Orthodox Churches were reopened during the war to pray for
victory
- Control over education: Formalised programme of
Communist teaching was undertaken in the 1930s
with Communist controlled curriculum, textbooks
had to be approved, teachers arrested, Stalin's idea
of Russian history (greatness)
- Communist youth groups: 'Komosol'
(Young Pioneers). Not compulsory but
helped get ahead in Communist Russia.
Their activities promoted Socialist values
- Communist youth groups: 'Komosol'
(Young Pioneers). Not compulsory but
helped get ahead in Communist Russia.
Their activities promoted Socialist values
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